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THIS THREAD IS OUTDATED. aGPS SOLUTIONS NOW EXIST FOR ALMOST ALL CARRIERS.
VERIZON USERS SHOULD USE THIS LINK FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONS:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
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Below is a link to the "fix" we've been working on for the Titan GPS.
We've gotten mixed results with the testing thus far. Some who have NEVER been able to achieve a lock have gotten locks within 30 seconds. Some say they don't see any change.
I must reiterate though that this "fix" is not something that works wonders. It merely helps the current situation. People who have trouble getting an initial fix, people who don't see locks for 5-10 minutes, etc may see improvement with this. Since I've applied it, I've noticed consistent initial locks taking anywhere between 30-60 seconds on Verizon. I'm happy with that for now. If you apply the fix and don't see any improvement, it doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't work, as others are seeing results. Unfortunately, we've been unable to determine why this happens.
You still have to use the same steps as you normally would for using the GPS. This does not negate the act of priming it or using a launcher. Do everything as you normally would after you apply the fix.
The Titan GPS, though functional, will NEVER be able to function like it does for Sprint customers. Until other carriers provide access to a PDE aGPS server, there will always be hardships for the customers. No amount of hacking, fixing, or upgrading can remedy this.
THIS FIX IS NOT INTENDED FOR SPRINT
THIS FIX WILL PERSIST THROUGH FLASHES OF ROM/RADIO.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanGpsFix
I successfully completed this procedure on Vista64 SP1 without issue.
Now I just need to go outside and see if I get a better fix!
Thanks GC for a great and simple tutorial.
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I successfully completed this procedure on Vista64 SP1 without issue.
Now I just need to go outside and see if I get a better fix!
Thanks GC for a great and simple tutorial.
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if this is supposed to do what we Sprint users have, then you shouldn't even need to go outside . I wish you the best of luck.
im gonna try it on my xv6800 in a few.
backing up right now...
edit: just did it and WOW! on a cold boot, it connected to my exact position wiht 4 sats without even shifting. all in 38 seconds (timed it). by far the fastest ive ever gotten in my house. soft reset and went outside, and got an exact lock in 5 SECONDS! holy christ, gc you are the man.
Thanks!
GC, I will try this as soon as i get home from work and report results. God I can hardly work waiting to do this.
Problem
GC, trying the fix now. I've downloaded all of the required apps.
Just for reference, I'm using:
DCD 3.1.2 ROM w/ Radio 3.39, w/ provider: Verizon
I just tried:
Put the phone in DMR Mode by dialing ##3424 and pressing send, or dialing ##3424# (depends on carrier). ActiveSync will disconnect, and the PC should recognize the phone as an HTC USB Modem and will install the drivers.
Both options, whether ##3424 and hit the green phone button...or ##3424# failed to open DMR mode for me. All I receive are a response by Verizon indicating that The phone number either disconnected, is no longer in service. etc.
I'll look around for another option. (This is similar with trying to access the options by calling to change how often the radio toward is checked for calls...I had to go directly into Windows and click ePST )
Are you using a third party dialer? If so, **** can it.
Also, reinstall the verizon carrier cab.
Right
I used the fix for SPB Pocket Plus that would make the Dialer continually pop up by installing a similar dialer I downloaded. (fixes the problem).
Should I proceed to reinstall the Cab from Verizon, or entirely discontinue the process?
I'm glad I'm not the only one that is not content with the GPS mode...from a cold start, 10 minutes can be average.
Looks good.
Thanks for the easy tutorial, went smoothly and I think it is a bit better. Edit: I know it is better, I just connected inside work where I never could connect before.
I notice that using TomTom I always before had No GPS signal for about 10 seconds, then it would say waiting for a valid GPS signal for another 10 seconds to three minutes or so, sometimes not at all until reboot. When I did it after the update it said No GPS for about five seconds and went straight to "lost gps signal 4 seconds ago". The longest it took to connect was 10 seconds after five tries (longest was after pressing the power button while in the program then waking it up...go figure).
Will you be able to integrate these drivers into the new builds for DCD? Or will we need to do this as the drivers are released.
Just out of curiosity, I know these aren't Verizon drivers, what provider are they ripped from? Will this be something that will be possible to update as new drivers are released?
Sorry for all the questions, another solid release guys.
BTW - Is anyone using HTC GPS on their phones when they applied this fix? Does HTC GPS even have an impact?
I used the fix for SPB Pocket Plus that would make the Dialer continually pop up by installing a similar dialer I downloaded. (fixes the problem).
Should I proceed to reinstall the Cab from Verizon, or entirely discontinue the process?
I'm glad I'm not the only one that is not content with the GPS mode...from a cold start, 10 minutes can be average.
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Whatever dialer or dialer fix you're using is preventing ## codes. You need to go back to the stock dialer you installed from the kitchen, then reinstall the carrier cab. After that, start over. (You don't have to reinstall the wmodem drivers or qpst)
Will we need to redo this process after a flash or hard reset, or do changes stick?
Ivan
Verizon 6900 Results
I performed the fix on my 6900 and it seemed to get locks quicker after a few soft resets. Not sure if it's placebo yet but will let it run for a few days.
I'm also seeing more sats locked. Not sure the why, but I was normally seeing 5-6 at my desk and I'm seeing 8 now.
thanks I may try this when a working PC comes back...
But what exactly does this change on the phone?
Also is it possible that settings from a Sprint phone (PDE and all) could be mirrored into QPST for a Verizon phone?
I did this fix before I flashed to 3.1.6. After flashing, I connected it to check, and all the boxes are still checked.
So I believe it survives a flash
Great Job guys! GPS is locking on in under 10s now it seems!
Doesn't seem to do much for me, the lock isn't any quicker. By, the way, to get into DMR mode without the keycodes look for DM-Router in the windows directory.
not much luck. still took almost 1.5 minutes. I'm not concerned but I'm going to check it again in a while just too see if i can get a faster lock later on tonight
Thanks for the work and continued support for this community
verizon 6800
thanks sooo much gc14 and dcd. you guys are great!
i was the one who started the original thread about this issue, and this fix has helped tremendously! it still took about ~1.5 minutes, but it was a bit cloudy and it was the first lock since upgrading to dcd 3.1.6.
awesome work though! i can't wait till verizon gets some gps servers up and running (i have a friend that works fro verizon and he swears that verizon is releasing their official rom soon, w/ gps enabled so i'd assume their launching some sort of gps server. who knows though, verizon makes lot of promises). we can only hope!
as of now, this fix works just fine for me, so thank you both very much!
GREAT!
Wow man this was an excellent fix for the gps.. when i used the HTC GPS tool, it took maybe minute or more to lock with GPSMODE=4, with this fix, it also took about a minute still.. So i changed GPSMODE back to 2 and did a softreset... wow, it locked like in 10 sec.. never before in my house it did that!! one up for this fix!
Rom: no2chem 5067 kitchen
radio: 3.39
I'm pairing my Touch Pro with a 2010 Kia Forte. Every time the phone connects, the car downloads the phonebook. After every call, the car decides to download the phonebook again. It's an annoying feature because you cannot issue any commands to the car to make any more phone calls until the phonebook is completely downloaded.
It's not a big deal initially, because the download only takes maybe 20-30 seconds. The problem is that over the course of time, that download gets longer and longer and having to wait 5, 10, eventually 15 minutes between making calls is a pain.
I'm on my second Touch Pro which I have owned for about 6 weeks now and I'm up to a 2 or 3 minute download. My previous phone showed all these same problems. Deleting the pairing on the phone and car and recreating it do not fix anything. Turning off Bluetooth and soft resetting the device does not help either. The only solution I have found that works is a complete hard reset of the phone and then recreate the pairing.
Does anybody know of a cache I can clear or a way to restore Bluetooth back to it's original state or any other solution beyond a hard reset? Having to hard reset the phone every couple months and get it back the way I like it is getting to be a pain.
I had the same issue with my Kia Sorrento. Sort of. While it would only need to download once each time i got in and turned the key, it was ungodly slow. I have have a Touch Pro (Raph800) on alltel/verizon. After upgrading to wm6.5 the process only takes about 30 seconds now. I am not sure, but make sure you have beam turned on. It was on by default after the upgrade and i just left it that way. Now its done before I get out of the driveway.
I have a feeling the cache getting full is the one in the car and not in th phone... See if there is any way to clean that.
The only thing I can do in the car is completely delete the pairing. This does not help the issue, because it is still slow when I create the pairing again. When I got the car brand new off the lot, the dealership said they've never noticed a phone sync so slow. The phone was a couple months old at that point and I just assumed that's the way it was meant to be. It wasn't until the Touch Pro started to develop keyboard issues and I decided to do a hard reset that I found out the sync time could be remarkably improved. I'm now on my second Touch Pro because of that loose keyboard cable which seems common to the model. This new phone would sync quickly when it was brand new right out of the box. I thought maybe I would be lucky this time and not experience the same issues, but this one is back to syncing slow again. The car just says "Downloading Phonebook" for about 5 minutes after connecting, and after any call. If I dial a contact on my phone it will go through the car system, or if I receive a call it will generally show the caller ID on the car's screen. I just can't voice dial any calls until that phonebook is completely downloaded, which defeats one of the main points of having a hands free system. I've tried also deleting the partnership in activesync to take off all the data off the phone and then recreate that it to see if maybe the data on the phone is somehow the culprit, but that hasn't helped either.
I should mention that I am running the stock WM 6.1 that came with the phone. I have a feeling that like Thelgord, WM 6.5 might speed things up. The only thing is I'm concerned this keyboard will give out on me too and I've been hesitant to attempt any upgrades while the unit is still under warranty. It's using a non-branded stock rom, because it comes from a local cellphone company as opposed to any of the big name carriers, and i haven't seen anything out there for WM6.1 that isn't branded as carrier-specific if I need to return this back to a stock rom someday. If I knew that 6.5 would solve my problem, I would do it anyways as fixing the keyboard on my own looks pretty simple.
I've also never flashed a phone before, so I'm worried that I will immediately brick it. All the tutorials seem to be assuming your phone is from one of the major carriers.
Similar issues..different phone
I'm a noob so I'm attempting to follow the rules, feel free to correct me if this is the wrong place to post this question.
I have a 2011 Kia Sorrento (which I love) and I cannot seem to get my unrooted HTC Glacier (MyTouch 4G on T-Mobile) to properly pair. Address book issues, Will not play pandora or spotify through speakers (though spotify thinks it is doing it properly) Cannot actually make a phone call EVER. I love my car and really want this feature to work. My DH's Rooted Phone (Same model as mine, were purchased together) works just fine. (He thinks this is the best car ever for riding shotgun...I want my radio back...)
HTC Glacier
Software version 2.2.1
App version 5.3.7
T-Mobile
HELP!!!!!! My HD2 turns itself off automatically after about 15-30 minutes of running Android OS. I have HD2Froyo_V2.1.7z. Also installed HSPL3_PKG from XDA and Kumar's TMOUS C5 Premium V2.6. I solved my robot voice and no sound problem. Only thing left is getting it to actually stay on while running in Android. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi I have a similar problem. It happens only when I have the phone in my pocket.
My theory is that I press the shutdown button when held in the pocket and thereby turns off the phone. The best thing would have been if the feature was removed when it is in the locked position ... Do you think we have the same problem?
I'm running Duttys rom (v8) and radio 2.10.50.28_2 (HSPL 1.66)
No clue....?????
I am very new to the whole "hacking my phone" scene, if you will... I was pleased with myself for actually getting it to boot and run for a decent amount of time. My phone will just cut off (when im running Android OS), when it's in my hand, when im playing a game, when im doing just about anything in Android. It works perfectly fine in Windows, no probs what-so-ever. I had an issue with connecting to T-Mobile's 3G network, but i think i resolved that. For the most part everything works great, only prob is that the phone just resets on its own. Still very confused as to why..... HELP!!!!!!
I'm no expert on this either. Your problem sounded exactly like mine, just had to ask if it could be so in your case also.
You know what they're asking for technical support? Is the power cable in? Hehe, sometimes it can be very simple things that are wrong.
One thing that struck me was that perhaps you should look over the radio version. There are a few threads on XDA about different radio versions work with android.
Consider what I wrote at the beginning, I'm no expert
Alright. do this and it will work.
1. format your card with your phone to fat32. you need to do this. (yes again)
2. HPSL3 your phone, it seems that once you do it you wont have to do it again but this are the exact steps I did before getting the hd2 android for more than 72 hrs using 99% of the phone. (remember it is always better to have stock android)
3. I am using Chucky ROM but is HORRIBLE ugly and nasty. ROM your phone to Chucky rom or Miri Rom.
4. get Matt C Froyo version of android.
Install it. reboot. tap on CLRAD and then HRET and it will work.
I have an auto loader now it seems they all work but some are nicer. oh by the way you will use your SD card as it was th phones memory with this build, meaning the Windows version of the HD2 is safe for when Windows 7 gets a release and you decide to send to hell android as I will.
I was wondering if anyone found a solution yet for disabling all buttons except the unlock button.. this is the reason why I have been calling ppl without actually noticing I pressed keys while my phone was in my pocket. also it has shutdown few times. sucks because I miss calls that way.
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I was wondering if anyone found a solution yet for disabling all buttons except the unlock button.. this is the reason why I have been calling ppl without actually noticing I pressed keys while my phone was in my pocket. also it has shutdown few times. sucks because I miss calls that way.
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I would really like to have a solution to this also. The problem is that you get an option to switch to airplane mode or turn off the phone when you long press endbutton. Even if it is locked. I want to see that when you are only in unlocked mode, the shutdown menu shows. I really hope someone fixes this.
thanks for your help, i tried doing this but that didnt help, i flashed my rom with the energy rom and the lastest mdeejay froyo 3.4. Is there a way i can fix the phone shutting down itself? to turn it back on, i have to take the batter out and turn it back on all the time.
any help pls?
Hi, i seem to have the same problem, android works perfectly when all of a sudden with no reason my phone reboots to winmo. And it has nothing to do with pressing buttons. I have it on a desk and it shuts down. I have noticed that it varies from build to build. Mmce v2.0 would cut down every few seconds. Mdeejay's builds were the most stable, but had no camera. The one I'm using right now "bangster's 1.5" with camera shuts down 1-2 times per day. I can live with that for now. PS: I would like however to thank all the developers for their hard work.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Have you tried running a non-undervolted kernel? Both Hastarin and Michyprima offer non-undervolted alternatives.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787588
Release r7.1 Alternative - as above but without Overclocking, Undervolting, or AXI. NOTE: requires nand_boot=0 in your startup.txt cmdline, see README.txt for details.
http://www.multiupload.com/23ADQU06GU
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Brgds... /Tubgirl
hd2 turns off I have a solution
first off this isnt a software issue at all. with much time devoted to figuring out the problem with my hd2, it randomly shuts off whenever it wants...well its simply a hardware issue. but nothing to has to do with overheating or anything like that. the battery pins are very flimsy and loose connection to the battery itself very easily. use a piece of paper and make sure its the length of the battery. and fold the paper to create a wedge in the top of the phone and the battery. place the paper wedge halfway in front of the battery as you are putting it in the phone and then gently force the battery into to place. this will create a secure connection between the battery and the pins. i promise it'll work...its just to keep the battery from bouncing and loosing connection.
its just a poorly designed battery casing not being snug enough to hold a connection with the battery. let me know if you are confused on how to do it or anything.
I'm having similar issues and I'm almost sure it's overheating.
Install Hastarin's 7.7alt version kernel which isn't overclocked on startup. This will make your phone a lot cooler after booting. Then install SetCPU and current Widget.
run SetCPU and set a profile to clock down the CPU (245-400mhz) when the Temp is above 98 degrees and to give you an Audible beep
run Current widget and pay attention to the temp. then run something like angry birds that will heat up your phone.
If it crashes at a certain heat, set SetCPU lower.
Another method to diagnose is to run Angry Birds like normal and see how long you can play before it crashes, then put some ice cubes in a double plastic bag and hold it against the lower back of the phone while you play again (after reboot of course). See if you can play longer.
I'm trying to figure out if the HD2 is still under warranty because this is a huge hassle.
EDIT: Just got off the phone with HTC TmoUS repair division and the phone is still under warranty and will be repaired at no cost except one way shipping. I'm going to stress test it in WinMo to make sure they will be able to replicate the problem and I'll ship it tomorrow. I just need to find something that's as CPU intensive as Android.
Does anybody have a solution to this? None of these answers work.
Automatically reboots
I have similar problems with my T-Mobile HD2; it was fine when I first got it (I lined up before the store opened on the day it came out) and am not running Android. It will periodically turn off and go back on again for no reason. I read somewhere that old SIM cards could be a problem and was wondering whether this was the issue as my SIM is more than 10 years old.
I have had problems with my HTC HD2 for a couple of weeks with things like the home button not working, the screen going to landscape all the time even without turning it side on, when I am making calls the speaker turns it self on and goes into landscape too. I have upgrade the o2 rom from HTC to 1.72.206.3 (86372) WWE and that fixed the problem for 2 days now its returned to doing whatever it likes. Please help as I love the phone but its driving me mad.
'stuck in car kit mode', , , hardware fault, the usb port is shot, save yourself weeks of trying to fix it and just send it for repair.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619859
on the plus side, o2 replaced my screen too, and its much better than the screen it shipped with.
Would it worth doing a hardware reset 1st before sending it back?
only from the point of view of not sending them your contacts and data, , they will flash the latest rom anyway.
The big danger is if you have hspl installed, in which case you MUST remove it, else they will refuse to fix it.
Oh and if you have unlocked the network, you will need to get a new unlock code, cos the IMEI will change when they change the mo. board, and it will be locked again.
Great thanks will get it sorted out this weekend then. HTC said they would look at it to. Which is the best option. I dont know what hspl is so I dont think I have it on the phone
ahh well you would know if you had hspl'd.
O2 were fine for me, gave me a freepost address to use, and i got it back 6 days after posting.
Hi,
Can anybody help me with this? My gps keeps failing. A reboot sometimes works, I've tried running quick gps but this makes no difference, Sometimes it will reboot itself after it fails (sometimes repeatedly!!) normally when using copilot 8. It doesn't seem to be an issue with copilot as google maps and chartcross gps also fail to work.
rom htc 3.14.405.2(04666)wwe date 29/09/2010
radio 2.15.50.14
protocol 15.42.50.11U
os 5.2.21913(21913.5.0.94)
many thanks
Does it fail in all usage situations (indoor, outdoor)?
Do you use Quick GPS?
Did you try another Radio ROM?
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Does it fail in all usage situations (indoor, outdoor)?
Do you use Quick GPS?
Did you try another Radio ROM?
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No, I've not changed radio.
I tried again last night. Co pilot worked for a minute or so then lost gps, then "gps back, determining position..." then rebooted itself, repeatedly and did freeze on boot up once. I soft reset it and tried google maps, it found no sats and rebooted itself, tried again and it was ok for about 10 minutes on copilot then I had finished my journey... It's infurating I do know! Would it be worth trying a different radio as I've not changed it from stock and it's only recently benn misbehaving?
It's still misbehaving... Is there anything in the registry that might cause it?
This may be a bit too drastic, but a hard reset can rule out the registry as the culprit.
I'm trying to avoid a hard reset if I can. I'd have to reinstall the modified rom if I did wouldn't I? (from htc website)
This is really getting me down now... Last night co-pilot worked for 10 minutes then without warning or apparent loss of gps phone rebooted, then without opening any apps or even touching it, it rebooted itself 4 times. I'm thinking a hard reset has got to be tried..
Forgive my ignorance, but if I hard reset will I have then to reinstall the updated rom and patches I installed from htc late last year to remedy daylight saving issues etc and will I be able to reinstall paid for software from marketplace without buying again?
Can anyone help please?
I've read about the rebooting problem with other users. This was caused by bent battery pins.
Did look at those?
thanks. battery pins look fine to me. i will try a hard reset, i'm just wondering if i can reinstall my paid for marketplace software or will i have to buy again and i presume i will have to reinstall htc patches and updated rom after hard reset. please forgive my ignorance. it threw a fit this morning too. i switched it to silent for an hour whilst at a funeral and when i came out battery was totally discharged. it was about 90% beforehand. it seems to be dying!!!!!!
Does nobody know, please?
i am sorry to say that ur problem is the same with mine,and i think its main board broblem,i open it and remove the gps part and then restart the phone,the same problem the phone keep freezing and restart it self,so i think its mainboard broblem,i bought another used hd2 ,and the old one for parts,
sorry to say this
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i am sorry to say that ur problem is the same with mine,and i think its main board broblem,i open it and remove the gps part and then restart the phone,the same problem the phone keep freezing and restart it self,so i think its mainboard broblem,i bought another used hd2 ,and the old one for parts,
sorry to say this
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Thanks for the bad news but I think you may be correct.... I've hard reset it and the gps and rebooting side of things is exactly the same, but now it also seems to be eating the battery(COMPLETELY drained in 16 hours with approx 15 minutes of calls made and a brief use of copilot and googlemaps) and I've not installed any additional software or made any changes from "out of box" condition apart from reinstalling my contacts and the latest version of facebook.... It now also is not porting facebook profile photos into contact list even though I have recreated the links.... I have emailed htc but had no response from their "crack" support team as yet (it's only been 26 hours so far). I only got the HD2 in August last year so hope that it will be a warranty issue. I seem to remember people having issues with facebook contact photos but can't find the posts. Can anyone help??
Well, an update. After 3 months and the unit going back to the repair centre FOUR TIMES and a TWO replacement units I appear to have a working device again. HTC repair centre seem to be totally useless. I've had no info from them regards any repairs that have been carried out. Each time it went away for repair it was back within 4 days so very little testing was done.(I did find out on 1 repair the speaker and the wireless card were replaced....Why???) The first replacement unit took 2 weeks to arrive though and that had absolutely no gps.......The second replacement took 3 1/2 to arrive but so far the gps is ok but I still have no facebook profile photos in my contacts list....... Any ideas how to rectify this??